cork

Example Sentences

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When Farahanipour heard about Khamenei’s death, he popped the cork from a champagne bottle and celebrated “the happiest moment of my life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

A double cork is a complex and technical trick in skiing which includes two off-axis flips.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Removing the cork reduces that pressure, allowing gas to separate into bubbles.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

Trails lead past old-fashioned greenhouses, beehives, and eucalyptus, palm and cork trees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Shifa picked up the empty glass bottle and slipped the scroll in, replacing the cork tightly.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook